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Replacing a legacy: running for Senate Seat J
Tom Begich, candidate for Senate Seat J in Anchorage. (Photo by Graelyn Brashear, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage) Ed Wesley, candidate for Senate Seat J in Anchorage. (Photo by Graelyn Brashear,...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, August 8, 2016
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Petersburg fishermen make big catch – nearly 400-pound halibut
For a couple of Petersburg fishermen, it was a big day … and a huge catch. Listen now Brian Mattson, with the 396 pound halibut caught near Petersburg. (Photo by Abbey Collins, KFSK – Petersburg) A...
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Girl Scouts camp promotes leadership skills in Petersburg
Girl Scouts of Alaska came to Petersburg last week to hold a weeklong day camp. Girls ages kindergarten through junior high participated in the events, many of which happened outdoors. Girl Scouts...
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Summit kicks off ferry management study
An effort to restructure the Alaska Marine Highway System begins this month with a summit in Anchorage. The fast ferry Fairweather docks at Juneau’s Auke Bay Ferry Terminal in 2013. It’s one of several...
View ArticleBeaver float plane crashes near Mirror Lake, no fatalities
There were no fatalities after a Dehavilland Beaver float plane crashed Monday afternoon on Mirror Lake south of Kokhanok [Iliamna Lake]. The Beaver had 6 passengers and 1 pilot onboard and was leaving...
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State Department to hear transboundary mine concerns
U.S. State Department officials are in Southeast Alaska this week to talk about transboundary mines. The Environmental Protection Agency also has sent representatives. Listen now Sulphurets Creek,...
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Set-netters get emergency opener
Commercial sockeye fishing in upper Cook Inlet will be decided on a day-by-day basis from here until the end of the season. Listen now Credit Alaska Department of Fish and Game “We’re going to provide...
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Logistical-support soldiers enabled Army to hold biggest Alaska training...
Some 5,000 soldiers from around the country and Canada are headed back home after a grueling three-week field-training exercise on ranges around Fort Greely. Arctic Anvil was the biggest exercise U.S....
View ArticleCompany makes a business out of playing in nature
Two adventurers have turned a hobby into a career and now spend their time traveling the country and recording trails via video so that other people can hike, bike, run, and ride them. Listen now This...
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Rural Alaska teachers gain cultural insight at fish camp
Alaskan educators from around the region recently gathered in Council to do a little summer homework. Helping certify educators, Nome’s Northwest Campus hosted teacher camp, a unique opportunity to...
View ArticleAlaska restaurant serving elk fined for calling it reindeer
This might be an only-in-Alaska problem: A restaurant in Fairbanks that has told customers since 2013 it was serving reindeer tenderloin was actually giving them elk. Listen now And now The Pump House...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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What $5M? Murkowski’s GOP rivals disregard long odds
File photo: Lawrence Ostrovsky U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has raised more than $5 million for her re-election effort. She’s got big signs and TV ads across the state. But have you met the three men...
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Trending: #FirstSevenJobs started with Juneau musician Marian Call
Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call has gone internet-famous again, this time with the Twitter hashtag #FirstSevenJobs. Marian Call performs at Wanderer’s Refuge in Chicago on Oct. 23, 2014. (Creative...
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Surgeon General witnesses front lines of rural health care in Alaska’s opioid...
The national opioid epidemic gives no exception to rural Alaska. Later this year, the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, will release a report on substance abuse addiction and health. To prepare,...
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In Bethel House race, candidates question Democratic cred
If you had to put the two Bethel House candidates somewhere on the political spectrum, they’d both be Democrats. But, maybe with a lowercase “d.” Bob Herron v Zach Fansler (Photo courtesy of KYUK) Each...
View ArticleKodiak mayor seeks answers to police body-cam policy change
The move by Kodiak Police Department to discontinue the use of video cameras attached to officers’ uniforms was a surprise to Kodiak Mayor Pat Branson and the city council. The discontinuance of using...
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After four days, power returns to village of Aniak
After four days without power to half the town, the village of Aniak’s electricity was restored Saturday afternoon. The village of Aniak lost power Saturday, and electricity was restored for about half...
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USACE winds down Attu cleanup until next year
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is wrapping up its work on Attu for the season. This summer, the Corps made camp on the uninhabited, western-most island in the Aleutian chain. Listen now Two...
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